Rhamphomyia marginata
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Rhamphomyia marginata is a species of dance fly, in the fly family Empididae. It is found in Europe, from Great Britain east to Romania and from Fennoscandia south to France, Austria and Hungary.
This species is unusual, though not unique, as it is the females, and not the males that swarm.[2]
References
- ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. New Series. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Svensson, B. G.. (1997). "Swarming behavior, sexual dimorphism, and female reproductive status in the sex role-reversed dance fly species Rhamphomyia marginata". Journal of insect behavior. 10 (6): 783–804. ISSN 0892-7553.
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